"What's this? They doctored the ICC warrant of arrest?" reads superimposed Tagalog-language text on a Facebook reel shared on March 11, 2025.
The video claims the warrant was doctored by copying judges' signatures from an earlier ICC document.
The claim was shared hours after Duterte was arrested at Manila's international airport and sent to The Hague to face charges stemming from his years-long campaign against drugs that rights groups say killed tens of thousands (archived link).
The Philippines' presidential palace said the prosecutor general had acted after Interpol Manila received a copy of the ICC warrant. The document was not immediately made publicly available, but a copy of the warrant -- also obtained by AFP journalists in Manila -- was circulating online.
"Is this the reason why Torre only read the warrant on his phone," reads more superimposed text on the Facebook video, referring to Major General Nicolas Torre, head of the Philippine National Police's Criminal Investigation and Detection Group, who oversaw Duterte's arrest (archived link).
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Screenshot of the false Facebook post, captured on March 20, 2025
Similar posts were shared elsewhere on TikTok and Facebook.
The posts reflect assertions from Duterte's daughter, Vice President Sara Duterte, his supporters, and his legal team about the legitimacy of the former president's arrest (archived here and here).
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